Judges

Experts from across the industry attend all our events

Meet the judges that have already helped indie developers knock it out of the park

When you enter a Big Indie Pitch you’ll present your game to industry experts: press, publishers, experienced developers and other specialists. They’ll pick the winners – plus you’ll have a chance to network and get essential feedback. Here’s a selection of the gurus from previous sessions.

Big Indie Pitch Manager

Sophia Aubrey Drake

Steel Media

Co-Founder

Oscar Clark

Fundamentally Games

Owner

Martine Spaans

Tamalaki

CEO

Shintaro Kanaoya

Chorus Worldwide

COO

Dave Bradley

Steel Media

YouTuber & Journalist

Jupiter Hadley

Independant

Editor

Dann Sullivan

Pocket Gamer

Founder & Lead Writer

Emily Rose

RE:BIND.io

Games Commissioning Editor

Colin McDonald

Channel 4

Consultant

Mike Hines

Independent

CBO

Rebecca Lautner

Landfall

Founder

Jon Hare

Tower Studios

Founder

Alexey Izvalov

Airapport

CEO

Katleen Evers

4EversGames

Publishing Manager

Alina Gribanova

BoomBit

General Manager

Rich Keith

Yogscast

Founder

Elena Lobova

Achievers Hub

Co-Founders

Philip & Andrew Oliver

Game Dragons

Product Manager

Alexandre Le Mieux

Plug In Digital

Founder

Rami Ismail

Vlambeer

Founder

Semone (Jai) Bunnag

FINIFUGU && friends

Hyper Casual Publishing Manager

Jake Parker

Kwalee

Director

Stephen Hey

HeyStephenHey

CEO

Jacki Vause

Dimoso

Client Developer

Nicoll Hunt

Space Ape Games

Head of Business Development

Stephen Lee

DECA Games

Chief Operating Officer

Natalie Portier

Appodeal

Co-Founder

Trevor Stricker

Mightier

GM, Global Publishing

Taewon Yun

Super Evil Megacorp

CEO

Misha Lyalin

Zeptolab

GM Operations

Prakash Tiwari

Corona Labs

Games Editor

Keith Stuart

The Guardian

President

Ricardo Flores Santos

Portuguese Game Developers Association

CEO

Barn Cleave

Niffler

Content Partnerships

Bill Rehbock

Shadow

Creative Director

Kevin Beimers

Italic Pig

Technology Evangelist

Mario Viviani

Amazon Appstore

Vice President

Phil Mansell

Jagex

VP, Business Development

Monte Singman

indieSky

Unreal Engine Evangelist

Sjoerd De Jong

Epic Games

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Got a game in development that you want to show off to our expert judges, and also gain feedback, editorial coverage, and maybe a prize too? If so, we're hosting our 2nd digital edition of the Mobile Big Indie Pitch on May 13. Details & how to enter here - buff.ly/3aJHhRCpic.twitter.com/Ksf9…

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